Mexican Side Leon Acquires Three Salvadorian Players

After El Salvador's win over Mexico, three Salvadorian players have made their way to Mexican second-division side Leon.

Inspired by El Salvador's 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory over
Mexico, Primera A outfit Leon has acquired the services of three
“Selecta” players in Christian Castillo, Rodolfo Zelaya, and Julio
Martinez.

“They are the best that El Salvador has to offer,” confirmed Leon
vice-president Salvador Necohea in a press conference. “We are building
a strong team, we expect to ascend to first division this year, and I
feel that they will help us achieve that objective which will also be a
benefit to them because Leon is part of Primera A and that will help
them get noticed by first division sides."

Martinez, the 23-year-old Isidro Metapan midfielder, opened the
scoring against Mexico in the fourth-round Hexagonal qualifier. He will
be joined by Alianza strikers Zelaya and Castillo who have become key
players in the Salvadorian national team which is competing in the
CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers.

“They saw that taking all three players could be an advantage
because of the quality they posses,” added Alianza president Lisandro
Pohl. Originally Leon’s intention was to take Zelaya on loan but upon
further negotiations with the Salvadorian club decided to take all
three players.

“It was not a difficult negotiation,” added Pohl. “It was a positive
reunion, the players will go on loan with a buyout clause,” concluded
the Alianza president.